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tar baby
–noun
| a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from. |
Also, tarbaby.
Origin:
after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris
after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris
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| tar baby n. A situation or problem from which it is virtually impossible to disentangle oneself. [After "Bre'r Rabbit and the Tar Baby," an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris.] |
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